A 50-lb Airedale’s bark has the depth and volume you’d associate with a 150-lb dog. Once they get going, they’re really into it: LOOK LOOK SOMEBODY HERE SOMEBODY HERE SOMEBODY WALKING BY just in case you missed the fleeting glimpse of a passer-by while standing beside your dog looking out the window. A few people on my Airedale list recommended a device that responds to barking with a high-pitched sound that irritates dogs’ ears so much that they stop barking.
My friend Nelda Moore of Kentucky writes: "I bought one hoping to curb Hannah's enthusiastic barking. The noise [of the device] was ear splitting and we all cringed when it went off. I set it to go off at 3 barks. Hannah quickly learned to bark twice, pause, bark twice, pause, bark twice.... How can they be so smart about what works for them and so dumb to 'learn' what works for us?"
Maybe I won’t buy that Bark Breaker I was considering.
LOL Clever Hannah!
ReplyDeleteFinni barks a lot. He LOVES barking.
Mummy says 'enough!' and Daddy says 'No barking!' ... and sometimes he listens...
Nibbles
Nelly x
We have an inexpensive no-bark device and it's called "Shhhh" but sometimes it's called "Hey" and at other times it's called "Daisssssyy"!
ReplyDeleteI completely understand what you mean by L.O.U.D barking....our coonhound taught us all about it!
Bentley is the loud mouth around here. Unfortunately I encouraged him when he was a just a young puppyboy and imitated his bark back at him because I thought it was so cute for him to talk. Rut-row!
ReplyDeleteHAHAHA! You are one smart girlie, Hannah! We applaud you!
ReplyDeleteLove ya lots
Maggie and Mitch
Just think of all the money you save on an alarm system! We bark at everything that comes to our gate. That's how the peeps know somebody is out there. Just like Mastercard says....Priceless!
ReplyDeleteWyatt and Stanzie
Woof!
ReplyDeleteHannah is one clever girl hehe.
ReplyDeleteLucy would probably figure it out too. She's our barker.
Noah x
Yes we dales can make a lot of noise can't we. Especially when there are 6 of us. LOL
ReplyDeleteWhen we bark our hoomans say "thankyou". Initially with our thank you we were given a treat.
Now it's just a simple" thank you". Heyho
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The Thugletsx